Monastic Vocabulary

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adjective sheltered or sequestered from the outside world; secluded

  • The nuns lived a cloistered life within the walls of the convent.
  • She grew up in a cloistered community where everyone knew each other's business.
  • I can't stand being stuck in this cloistered town, there's nothing to do here.
  • His mind was like a cloistered garden, protected from the chaos of the outside world.